Shepherd of the Hills Inspiration Tower Branson, MO

We visited the Shepherd of the Hills inspiration Tower on a cold December morning. It was all indoors and very educational, and helped us understand the story of the Shepherd of the Hills story. I would recommend it to those with family and children, it would definitely be beautiful in the spring or fall to see the foliage.

We did other things in the area including scenic drives and overlooks and the view from here was about the same. The views are pretty but if you do other things in the area, you can skip this.

Pretty view and interesting information at the top but it was very expensive for an elevator ride. I would skip this and find the free overlook

This was not on our list but seemed like an enjoyable thing to do. There was not a clear location marked for where to obtain tickets. The lines outside seemed long and we almost left before realizing it was for the coasters. We made our way to the base of the tower and arrived at the desk. I attempted to purchase tickets but the guy behind the desk was busy messaging with someone and told me he would be with me shortly. He then took my ticket order and printed my tickets. There was another employee who was moving some of the store shelves and had the aisle blocked making it difficult to maneuver the area. We took the ride on the elevator and got to the viewing level of the tower. The view was great and picture perfect. We went around the tower on all sides and then watched several go down the zip line. As we returned to the ground level and were looking around the gift shop one of the workers who was moving a display ended up dropping a piece and making a big crash sound. We ended up leaving due to the disorganization of doing this during the busy time and being annoyed at it.

My wife and I came to the inspiration tower to see what kind of view it would have over the Branson area. While the view was good there is a free overlook just a couple miles down the road that has a better view of Branson itself.